Unemployment insurance (UI) is a critical safety net during periods of joblessness. This seminar provides you with the expertise you need to understand the UI system and to help your clients get the UI benefits to which they are legally entitled. Our expert panel guides you through the entire UI system from eligibility criteria to the appeals process. Unemployed workers often cannot afford to retain professional services in pursuing their claims, so if you are a non-legal services attorney, you can register to assist someone in need of help, and in doing so, qualify for reduced tuition. Training materials include the Unemployment Advocacy Guide: An Advocate’s Guide to Unemployment in Massachusetts. This training is co-sponsored by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Greater Boston Legal Services, the Volunteer Lawyers Project, and the Labor and Employment Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Course Content
1:00pm - 1:05pm - Welcome and IntroductionJason Salgado, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
1:05pm - 1:45pm - The Unemployment Insurance System
Stephanie Herron Rice, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Jason Salgado, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
1:45pm - 2:15pm - Representing Your Client before DUA - Sequence of a Claim
Cory Mescon, Esq.,
Community Legal Aid, Springfield
Rory C. MacAneney, Esq.,
Community Legal Aid / Worcester County, Fitchburg
2:15pm - 2:50pm - Representing Your Client before DUA - The Unemployment Insurance Hearing
Michael J. Morelli,
Community Legal Aid / Berkshire County, Pittsfield
2:50pm - 3:05pm - Break
3:05pm - 3:35pm - Representing Your Client before DUA - Issues Concerning Separation From Work
Emma G. Hornsby, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
3:35pm - 4:30pm - Mock UI Hearing (and audience questions)
Panel
Speakers
ChairJason Salgado, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Faculty
Kiana Aftahi,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Employment Law Unit
Madison Crump,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Employment Law Unit
Stephanie Herron Rice, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Emma G. Hornsby, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Isabel Lickey,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Rory C. MacAneney, Esq.,
Community Legal Aid / Worcester County, Fitchburg
Cory Mescon, Esq.,
Community Legal Aid, Springfield
Michael J. Morelli,
Community Legal Aid / Berkshire County, Pittsfield
Jane Pyatt,
Greater Boston Legal Services Employment Law Unit
Enock Rodriguez,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Sandra Tavarez,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston